A sex offender accused of killing a 48-year-old Spokane woman had the victim's purse in his apartment when detectives searched it after his arrest in a separate rape case, according to newly filed court documents. Police identified Derrick Ross Vargas, 24, as a suspect after…
A triple-murder suspect from Montana who was arrested in Spokane Valley will be returned to the Big Sky state as soon as possible to face federal charges, a fedearl judge ruled today. Sheldon Bernard Chase, 22, faces a mandatory term of life in prison if…
Here's a news release from Sgt. Dave Reagan: Spokane Valley property crimes detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify a thief who stole cash, jewelry and computer components from a home in the 4800 block North Bannen on Sept. 23rd. On that date, the…
If you’re a victim of a burglary, theft or car prowling in Spokane, don’t expect to get the crime solved. The Spokane Police Department announced Wednesday the official elimination of the property crimes unit and said citizens should expect only 5 percent of reported property…
California Highway Patrol Officer Duane Nokes takes David Joseph Pedersen into custody following a traffic stop on Marysville Road and Gettys Court near Yuba City, Calif. on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Appeal Democrat, David Bitton) A white supremacist suspected of murdering two people in Washington and Oregon…
Worker Jeffrey Reeder helps install a high-density mobile shelving system in the City of Spokane's new evidence storage facility aWednesday. (SRphoto/Colin Mulvany) Spokane-area law enforcement welcomed the opening of a new evidence storage facility Wednesday. The 66,000-square foot facility at 4010 E. Alki Ave. has…
Law enforcement officers remove a shooting victim's body from a home about nine miles south west of Lodge Grass Tuesday near Montana's Crow Reservation. (AP Photo/The Billings Gazette, James Woodcock) A 22-year-old man accused of killing three people in Montana was arrested Wednesday near the…
A federal prosecutor has asked a judge to reconsider his Tuesday decision to move the upcoming criminal trial of Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. to Yakima. But defense attorneys support the move. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Durkin filed a motion outlining the difficulties…